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Contrast the original system for electing federal officials with the system of today, noting in each case whether voters have acquired a more direct voice in the election process that was originally the case.

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Original--President by electoral college, Senators by state legislators, and House of Representatives by direct vote. Direct vote is by land-owning, white, males who were 21 or older. 

President has remained the same.
Senators--changed to direct vote with the 17th Amendment in 1912
House of Representatives has remained the same.

Those who can vote has changed through time. In the 1820s and 1830s states removed the landowner condition for voting. In 1870, black men were given the right to vote under the 15th Amendment. In 1920, women were granted the right to vote under the 19th Amendment. Lastly, the age was moved from 21 to 18 in 1971 with the 26th Amendment. 
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President is elected by electoral college, Senators are elected by state legislators, and the House of Representatives is elected by direct vote. Land-owning, white males aged 21 and up cast direct votes.

The president has not changed.

  • Senators—in 1912, the 17th Amendment changed the voting system to a direct vote.
  • The composition of the House of Representatives has remained unchanged.
  • The people who have the ability to vote has shifted over time. States lifted the landowner requirement for voting in the 1820s and 1830s
  • The 15th Amendment granted African men the right to vote in 1870. Under the 19th Amendment, women were granted the right to vote in 1920.
  • Finally, the 26th Amendment changed the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 in 1971.

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